Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
by quotemstr on Friday January 08, 2021 @06:52PM
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Would you support the electricity and water companies shutting off people's supplies because they have the wrong views? There are some services so fundamental to participation in society that only the state ought to be able to take them away. Social media is on the list.
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Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
by trav4225 on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:15PM
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> There are some services so fundamental to participation in society that only the state ought to be able to take them away. Social media is on the list.
Ah, reading that opened my eyes because, personally, I really couldn't disagree more. I suspect that disagreement on this is behind much of why people don't see eye-to-eye on this "private censorship" issue. I know very few people who use social media, and I don't see anything lacking from their role in society as a result. No offense, just my $0.02. :-)